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[narrator] Science fiction has shaped our space programs

Science fiction has shapedour space programs from the very beginning. The Martian...

Explained • S01E09 • 2018

[narrator] Science fiction has shaped
our space programs from the very beginning. [Kennda Lynch] The Martian Chronicles,
War of the Worlds, many senior scientists were inspired by those early,
early novels, and they've actually created
the science reality of Mars exploration that we have today. [Sara Seager]
It's a multi-generational search. We're just starting now. We're just kind of planting the seeds
for a really long endeavor

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[narrator] Science fiction has shaped our space programs

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from the very beginning.

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[Kennda Lynch] The Martian Chronicles, War of the Worlds, many senior scientists

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were inspired by those early, early novels,

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and they've actually created the science reality of Mars exploration

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that we have today.

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[Sara Seager] It's a multi-generational search.

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We're just starting now.

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We're just kind of planting the seeds for a really long endeavor.

Duration

26 seconds

Views

23

Timestamp in Movie

00:16:05

Uploaded

Jun 27, 2025

Season

1

Episode

9

Genres

Production

Amicus Productions

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Movie Summary

A documentary series that looks to explore the big questions of today.